The indignant generation : a narrative history of African American writers and critics, 1934-1960 /...
The indignant generation : a narrative history of African American writers and critics, 1934-1960 /...
The indignant generation : a narrative history of African American writers and critics, 1934-1960 / Lawrence P. Jackson.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
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N810.9896/3
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English
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xiv, 579 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Three swinging sisters: Harlem, Howard, and the South Side (1934-1936) -- The Black avant-garde between Left and Right (1935-1939) -- A new kind of challenge (1936-1939) -- The triumph of Chicago realism (1938-1940) -- Bigger Thomas among the liberals (1940-1943) -- Friends in need of Negroes: Buckl...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2011.
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Summary
This the first narrative history of the neglected but essential period of African American literature between the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era. The years between these two indispensable epochs saw the communal rise of Richard Wright, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin, and many other influential black...
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The indignant generation : a narrative history of African American writers and critics, 1934-1960 / Lawrence P. Jackson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2011.
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N810.9896/3
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74VMlWM5ea0d
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0691141355 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691141350 (cloth : alk. paper)
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810.9896073
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991003383859702626
